26th December 2006, 4:44 PM
The X360 controller would not be a good choice because it maps some of the shoulder buttons as analog axes, I believe... I had a pad that did that, and it was awful! Lots of games only let you map buttons as actions, not axes... and plus, it's $40. This Saitek p880 was $20 a few years ago... and yeah, it's partially broken, but it does work for some things, and is a pretty good controller overall, despite a few flaws.
Most importantly perhaps, though, it has six face buttons. The X360 pad has only four. All of my PC gamepads have six face buttons, and I am not going to change that as long as there are decent six-button pads available... the layout is so much better than four button ones that settling for only four really isn't even worth seriously considering, to me.
Most importantly perhaps, though, it has six face buttons. The X360 pad has only four. All of my PC gamepads have six face buttons, and I am not going to change that as long as there are decent six-button pads available... the layout is so much better than four button ones that settling for only four really isn't even worth seriously considering, to me.